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CORALGRILL2014

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The national government uses a statistic called the poverty threshold to
 
  a. provide a qualitative explanation of circumstances that warrant provision of various forms of public assistance.
  b. ensure all states provide equal amounts of AFDC to qualified single mothers.
  c. adjust the quantitative definition of poverty in each individual state.
  d. identify the point at which families or individuals qualify for various forms of public assistance.

Question 2

Which statement about Nigerian youth is INCORRECT?
 
  a. More than 75 percent of Nigerian youth live on less than a dollar a day.
 b. Over 70 percent of Nigerians are under the age of 30 and almost half are under the age of 19.
 c. At least a fifth of younger Nigerians are unemployed.
 d. Mainstream political organizations are dominated by older Nigerians while many antistate organizations are dominated by the young.
  e. The main reason Nigeria's population is skewed toward young people is that, while birthrates are dropping, the country still has a low life expectancy rate.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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